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Greek farmers used tractors to block a highway in Tempe Vale in the agricultural region of Thessaly on Wednesday to protest unpopular draft pension reforms that will further cut incomes in the austerity-weary country. Unions representing practically all sectors of economic activity, including private and public sector workers, lawyers, doctors, farmers and seamen - fiercely oppose the reforms proposed by the radical left-led government. They say the cutbacks demanded by the country's bailout creditors, combined with further tax hikes, will eradicate more than three quarters of annual income for some professional groups, particularly farmers. Farmers say the reforms will increase their social security contributions from 6.5 to 27 percent, while income tax will double — going from 13 to 26 percent. Hundreds of farmers drove heavy vehicles towards other key road junctions, which they plan to block in coming days. Find out more about AP Archive and how to licence our footage for commercial use: http://tinyurl.com/neh3pb4 Story number for this item is: 4020209